Spelling-stick



(No Model.) A. 1?. SMITH.

SPELLING STICK.

No. 407,374. Patented July 23, 1889.

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ALONZO F. SMITH, OF MILNVAUKEE, VISCONSIN.

SPELLlNG-STICK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 407,374, dated July 23,1889.

Application filed March 12, 1889.

T0 ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALONZO F. SMITH, of Milwaukee, in the county ofMilwaukee and State of Visconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Spelling- Sticks; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, andto the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

The main object of my invention is to instruct and amuse.

It consists, essentially, of a number of interchangeable sectionscapable of being joined together and arranged so as to spell words,produce a variety of geometrical designs, &c.

In the accompanying drawings, like letters designate the same parts inthe several figures.

Figure l is a side elevation of the device, showing the sections at theleft arranged to form symmetrical figures and the sections at the rightarranged to spell a simple word. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one ofthe sections, and Fig. 3 is a medial longitudinal section of thecomplete device, showing the method of joining the sections.

A A represent the sections of which the stick is composed. They arepreferably made cylindrical or annular in form, but may be polygonal,and are provided on their faces with letters, characters, simplegeometrical figures, or designs, which may be of one or more colors.

The outer faces of the sections A A, as shown in the drawings, aredivided circumferentially into squares, a plain square alternating witha lettered square. Each section is formed at one end with a reducedannular or cylindrical rim a, as shown in Fig. 2, and at the other endwith a corresponding annular or cylindrical recess, as shown in Fig. 3,by means of which the several or any number of sections are joinedtogether in a continuous cylinder, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

B 1-3 are buttons or end section s, one formed with a cylindricalprojection b and the other with a corresponding recess 1), like those atSerial No. 303,037. (No model.)

opposite ends of the sections A, to close the open ends of the cylinderand to give ita finished appearance. lVhen it is made hollow, as shown,and provided with the ends B B, which serve as covers, the cylinderconstitutes a convenient case for pens, pencils, and the like.

I prefer to make the device of wood, although other materials may beemployed; and the letters, figures, designs, &c., may be applieddirectly to the surface of the sections A A or printed on paper to beafterward attached thereto.

By simply turning one or more of the sections with reference to theothers or by interchanging them, or by both turning and interchangingthem, the letters maybe arranged to spell any word, and a great varietyof figures or designs may be produced by variously grouping or arrangingthe simple geometrical figures on the several sections, therebyfurnishing an instructive as well as a pleasant diversion for childrenor even for older persons.

The device is susceptible of various modifications in its detailswithout departing from the spirit of my invention.

1 claim- 1. A jointed spelling-stick composed of a number of separableinterchangeable figured sections, each formed at one end with an annularflange and at the opposite end with a corresponding recess and capableof turning upon the adjoining section or sections, each section beingwholly supported by and supporting the adjoining section or sections,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. A jointed cylindrical spelling-stick composed of a number ofseparable interchangeable annular figured sections, each formed at oneend with a reduced annular flange and at the other end with acorresponding recess, whereby said sections maybe joined together in anyorder and each section may be turned upon the adjoining section orsections, and of closed end sections, one formed with a reducedcylindrical portion and the other with a corresponding recess, eachsection supporting and supported by the adjoining section or sections,substantially as and for the purpose s set forth.

3. A jointed spelling-stick eomposed of 1 In testimony that; I claim theforegoing :is separable intereha ngenble sections, each promy own Inflix my signature in presence of VlLlOd on its outer face with letters,figures, or two witnesses. the like, and formed at One end with it redneeil 5 cylindrical :rim and at the other with 2x eorre- ALONZU I". SMl'll I.

spending recess, whereby any number of said sections may be joinedtogether, each snp- Witnesses: porting and supported by the adjoiningseeins. L. (loss, tien or sections, substantially as and for the JOHN B.PIHL'LILPs.

1o purposes set forth.

